Useless InformationDid you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.
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chthonic, Thu 17 Mar 2005, 14:48)
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plantsthe stinkhorn mushrooms latin name means erect penis
hops and cannabis come from the same family of plants (hemp family)
all plant fibers are made from celoulose
absenthe is named after the scientific name for wormwood the plant that gives absenth is flavor and halcinogenic powers.
90% of the worlds plant species are found only in rainforests.
venus fly traps are native only to 100mile radius of a metorite crater in the US
the leaves of a coca plant are no more than 0.7% cocaine and conatin more than twice the daily recomened ammount of vitamins, fiber and rare elements for an aduld human.
there is enough nicotin in one tobacco plant to kill a hundred people if it was administered by injection.
elms are consdered to be unlucky as their branch structure makes them ideal for impromteu hangings.
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willenium Fist bump for verification, Fri 18 Mar 2005, 22:57,
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